control of how the public services are being run in northern ireland and instead permanent secretaries within northern ireland executive departments running the day to day operations and at this point we are yet to receive a budget folly next year but that budget will be signed off by the northern ireland secretary of state. the detail of the decisions as to where there will be spending cuts and decisions will lie at the foot of civil servants rather than elected politicians and thatis rather than elected politicians and that is a concern. that is a concern. thank you for “oininu that is a concern. thank you for joining us- that is a concern. thank you for joining us. brendan that is a concern. thank you for joining us. brendan hughes - that is a concern. thank you for- joining us. brendan hughes looking at the address from president biden. we saw earlier him meeting the sooner can be have had a comment from the prime minister about the meeting. it s great to welcome p
more than £8 billion the second largest result in its history. and australia s national football team criticises qatar s human rights record less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of kherson have been hampered by heavy rain. russian forces are building fortifications and bringing in extra reinforcements. the area has been at the centre of the fiercest clashes in recent weeks. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and hejoins me now. let s start off with the comments from president zelensky about the tactics of russian commanders. what does he mean by craziness? he said the most sev
had questions to answer. the comments were secretly filmed and broadcast by channel 4 while activists were campaigning for reform uk in clacton, where mr farage is standing. nigel farage claimed the racist comments were a set up . our political correspondentjoe pike is in westminster. nigel farage s sur #3r50iz entry into this election reenergised reform and gave them a poll boost as well, but his controversial comments about russia and ukraine plus this drip, drip of allegations concerning first candidates, and now campaigners has left some of those around mr farage feeling nervous. a warning my report contains offensive language. please welcome nigel farage. applause. he s attempting a fightback after yet more accusations of racism within reform. this whole thing is a complete and total setup. but this time it s not nigel farage s candidates, but his campaigners. one, seeing a pride flag on a police car, compared gay people to paedophiles. you see that bleep degenerate fla